(Its Hoi An but it wont let me change it now!) I've just been told by my iPhone that Elena Gelber, Rachel Caspert and 49 other friends have wrote on my wall. Yet I cannot read a single one of those messages. It's so frustrating! I'm very happy to be reunited with this contraption. It's my only proper connection to the outside world. I was lost without it yesterday but we took a trip to the airport and got it back :o) happy days Yesterday was my 24th birthday a...

It's 4am and me & mitch are the last to get out of the pool and head to bed! Gotta love a post party, pool sesh. Shame my roommate is still in the toilet. At least 3 hours after I left her to join in the pool frolics

Today has been pretty much perfect. We spend the day cruising around the islands, snorkelling, sunbathing and drinking (only water for me, honest) The water was a beautiful turquoise colour and brilliantly clear. The sky was blue without a cloud in sight and there was just enough wind to make the heat less intense. After about 7 hours of larking about in the sea we headed back to shore with captains newly acquired hat, stolen from one of the other boats whilst...

Arrived in Ho Chi Min City really late Sunday evening and tried my best not to disturb my new roommate. It's odd sharing after being on my own for the whole last tour. Met everyone else last night. Theyre a good bunch. We went to a restaurant where you cooked the meat yourself in a little barbecue in the middle of the table. It was aptly named barbecue gardens. Hehe Swiftly found myself with a bunch of Aussie guys playing drinking games and before you know it...

So, where did I get to? Friday we went to a big museum I've currently forgotten the name of. Followed by a bit of shopping in the Market area then back to the real shops and then a last fair-well meal. It's been jam packed learning all week. However what I've retained after all of it is how to say hello (knee-how) and thank you (shey shey) as well as bits of history about concubines and being buried alive and whatnot The final meal doubled up as a birthday mea...